Writing has its foundational skills, one of which is sentence construction. In a recent article, Chandler and Sayeski (2021) presented a plan for developing sentence-writing capability while at the same time building content knowledge. The authors described six instructional activities that range from identifying and revising sentence fragments to using subordinating conjunctions to express complex understandings. The ELA teachers developed the sentence writing skills; content area teachers provided opportunities for application of the skills by having students compose sentences about content area topics. Hochman (Hochman & Wexler, 2017) also has an excellent program for developing sentence fluency.
Not being a subscriber to Teaching Exceptional Children, the journal in which this article appeared, I was able to download it from Academic Search Premier, a database hosted by the state of Connecticut at Researchitct.org which subscribes to EBSCOhost. Many states subscribe to EBSCOhost or similar providers. Databases include access to children’s periodicals as well as professional resources at no charge to residents who have library cards
References
Chandler, B. W., & Sayeski, K. L. (2021). Teaching writing through content: Sixinstructional activities to improve students’ sentence- level writing skills.Teaching Exceptional Children, 1. https://doi.org/10.1177/00400599211050087
Hochman, J. C., & Wexler, N. (2017). The writing revolution. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.